Re: Worst fragrance and worst bottle design of 2011 goes to ????

Another for Ben Sherman - Ugly bottle. I felt as if the bottle could've been decent if it was at least made of quality material, yet it was composed of a lightweight, children's toy plastic that could've been mistaken for Lego plastic.

Re: Worst fragrance and worst bottle design of 2011 goes to ????

It is hard to be uglier than that Ben Sherman bottle.

But for a terrible fragrance in a terrible bottle all in one, I vote for John Varvatos Star. Bottle sort of ugly but the worst part is that it is impossible to hold on to and spray with that swing top cap designed for a beer bottle, and the fragrance is boring, forgettable and does not last. A double whammy.

Re: Worst fragrance and worst bottle design of 2011 goes to ????

This stings, I went in blind to a department store looking to change up my Lacoste Essential I have been wearing for 5 years knowing nothing about cologne I spent about 30 mins trying to decided and walked out with YSL Libre. Decided to do some research about it and found these forums (and the world of fragances) and man everyone seems to hate this one.

Re: Worst fragrance and worst bottle design of 2011 goes to ????

Originally Posted by Naturalist

This stings, I went in blind to a department store looking to change up my Lacoste Essential I have been wearing for 5 years knowing nothing about cologne I spent about 30 mins trying to decided and walked out with YSL Libre. Decided to do some research about it and found these forums (and the world of fragances) and man everyone seems to hate this one.

So? You like it. Whose opinion matters most to you anyway? Trust your own decision. If you like it, that's all that really matters.

Re: Worst fragrance and worst bottle design of 2011 goes to ????

Originally Posted by Naturalist

This stings, I went in blind to a department store looking to change up my Lacoste Essential I have been wearing for 5 years knowing nothing about cologne I spent about 30 mins trying to decided and walked out with YSL Libre. Decided to do some research about it and found these forums (and the world of fragances) and man everyone seems to hate this one.

The lesson is not to research after you buy!!!

The reason you bought YSL Libre is probably because you got bewildered and sucked into buying the thing with the loudest marketing message.

That is probably the main reason people buy a particular scent, and the reason why people critique mainstream fragrances that are generic and boring so harshly. It's almost as if the smell of the product is an afterthought

Re: Worst fragrance and worst bottle design of 2011 goes to ????

The reason you bought YSL Libre is probably because you got bewildered and sucked into buying the thing with the loudest marketing message.

That is probably the main reason people buy a particular scent, and the reason why people critique mainstream fragrances that are generic and boring so harshly. It's almost as if the smell of the product is an afterthought

This is not the case at all for me. Matter of fact they were pushing Acqua Di Gio so hard I thought she was paid by Armani. I discovered Libre myself just a lone tester bottle sitting there and as a complete new guy never even hearing of YSL this fragrance was bought SOLELY on smell and nothing else. No marketing played a part. I was just saying kinda stinks when you find something your excited about and everyone hates it! This is my daily wear right now.

Re: Worst fragrance and worst bottle design of 2011 goes to ????

Originally Posted by Akahina

It is hard to be uglier than that Ben Sherman bottle.

But for a terrible fragrance in a terrible bottle all in one, I vote for John Varvatos Star. Bottle sort of ugly but the worst part is that it is impossible to hold on to and spray with that swing top cap designed for a beer bottle, and the fragrance is boring, forgettable and does not last. A double whammy.

You beat me to it. What a disappointment that fragrance was. Also, it's hard to really determine the worst fragrance... there are quite a few I haven't smelled. Katy Perry's Meow, or Jwoww, or Snooki, or Paris Hilton Passport, Maybe Avril Lavigne Wild Rose... any one of them could be the worst smelling thing released this year.